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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) \u2014\u00a0Robert McCray V scored 30 points and Florida State continued its winning ways,\u00a0beating California 95-89 in the second round of the 2026 T. Rowe Price ACC Men\u2019s Basketball Tournament on Wednesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The eighth-seeded Seminoles (18-14)\u00a0advanced\u00a0to play top-seeded Duke on Thursday in the quarterfinals.\u00a0<\/p>\n
McCray finished shooting 10-of-17 \u2014 including a thunderous windmill dunk off\u00a0a steal. Lajae Jones scored 15 points, Chauncey Wiggins\u00a0added\u00a014 and reserve Kobe MaGee scored\u00a0all of\u00a0his 13 in the first half.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Dai\u00a0Dai\u00a0Ames scored 27 points, Chris Bell 17, Justin Pippen\u00a015\u00a0and\u00a0John Camden 11, while\u00a0Lee Dort grabbed a career-high 18 rebounds for ninth-seeded Cal (21-11).\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cal darted to a 9-2 lead before the Seminoles took control. Florida State went on a 13-4 run and took the lead for good on a MaGee 3-pointer with 12:13 before halftime.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Florida State shot 53\u00a0percent\u00a0(18-of-34),\u00a0including 7-of-14 \u2014 after missing its first five \u2014 from\u00a03-point range in the first half. Cal shot 41\u00a0percent\u00a0(11-of-27) including a paltry 27\u00a0percent\u00a0(3-of-11) from past the arc in the first half.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Seminoles led 46-32 at halftime and stretched their lead to 56-39 with 16:31 left.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Florida State has won 11 of\u00a0its\u00a0last 14 against conference foes since dropping\u00a0its\u00a0first five to start ACC play.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Florida State\u00a0made\u00a013\u00a03-pointers\u00a0on Wednesday evening,\u00a0which is\u00a0tied for the\u00a0second-most\u00a0in\u00a0an ACC Men\u2019s Basketball Tournament\u00a0second-round game\u00a0with 2025 North Carolina and\u00a0NC\u00a0State, which\u00a0did\u00a0it in the opening game of the\u00a0day.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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